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OLD / Autocrat (slanted) / WHISKEY

ID#: RRP472
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Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label
Dimensions:2-1/4" x 1-7/8" x 1-1/2"
Edmonson:HSG, p. 123, entry #7
State:CA
City:San Francisco
Brand Registered:1905
Notes:
Wichman, Lutgen & Co. listed from 1877-1919.

Snyder notes that the Gilt Edge brand was first registered in 1877 to Woolner Bros, of Peoria, IL. It was again registered in 1899 to Wichman - Lutgen Co. of San Francisco. HSG (p. 73) also has a Gilt Edge glass branded by Loeb, Bloom & Co., of Paducah, KY.

The Autocrat brand was contested between the CA firm and Edwin Schiele of St. Louis, MO (OASG)

Brand names used by this company include: "Autocrat", "Foerster's Whiskey Co.", "Forest Lawn", "Forester's Malt Whiskey", "Forrest Lawn Whiskey", "Gilt Edge", "Gilt Edge", "H & H", "Identical", "Marin County Club Bourbon", "Marin County Club Special", "Old Identical", "Pomona", "Romona", "Silver Edge", "Silver Plover", and "Silver Plover Gin."

Company name timeline:
Wichman & Lutgen (1877-1893), Wichman, Lutgen & Co. (1894-1916), Wichman, Lutgen & Co. (Inc) (1917-1919)

Address timeline:
809 Montgomery (1877-1878), 321 Clay (1879-1888), 314-322 Clay (1889-1903), 29-31 Battery (1904-1906), 431-439 Clay (1907-1911), 134-140 Sacramento (1912-1919)

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Be warned, these glasses are rare antiques, around 100 years old. Prices typically range from $30 or so on the more common glasses (e.g., a Hayner or a Detrick) to $250+ on desirable picture glasses.

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